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Signature. Ferdinand II [b] (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504 (as Ferdinand V ). He reigned jointly with Isabella over a dynastically unified Spain; together they are known as the Catholic Monarchs.
Aug 15, 2023 · Philip V was the first Bourbon king of Spain and his reign marked the beginning of a new era in Spanish history, characterized by centralization and reforms. Born in Versailles in 1683, Philip was the grandson of Louis XIV of France and became the heir to the Spanish throne following the death of the childless Charles II of Spain.
May 4, 2018 · Elizabeth de Valois, Queen of Spain. May 4, 2018 Susan Abernethy 18 Comments. Elizabeth de Valois (called Isabel in Spain) was born on April 2, 1545 at the royal palace of Fontainebleau. She was the second child of King Henri II, then Duc d’Orléans and his wife Catherine de’Medici. She was born during the reign of her grandfather King ...
Oct 29, 2023 · Eric II the Memorable (Danish: Erik II Emune) (c. 1090 – 18 September 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niels of Denmark, and was declared king in 1134.
Nov 25, 2022 · When Carlos died without children, the Spanish House of Habsburg became extinct. Carlos II, King of Spain was born on November 6, 1661, at the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, located at the site of today’s Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. He was the youngest of the five children and the third but the only surviving of the three sons of Felipe IV, King ...
Martin the Humane (29 July 1356 – 31 May 1410), also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II ). He failed to secure the accession of his illegitimate grandson, Frederic, Count of Luna, and with him the rule of the ...
Eric Magnusson (1268 – 15 July 1299) (Old Norse: Eiríkr Magnússon; Norwegian: Eirik Magnusson) was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299. Background. Eirik was the eldest surviving son of King Magnus the Lawmender of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg Eriksdatter, daughter of King Eric IV of Denmark. In 1273, when he was 5 years old, he was ...
